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Records fall at Jamaican Meet

Posted on February 13, 2011 | No Comments
Records tumble – Bailey, Lloyd among stars at Classic – Sport – JamaicaObserver.com National representatives Oshane Bailey and Shereefa Lloyd were among nine record breakers at the Camperdown Classic at the Usain Bolt Track at the University of the West Indies yesterday. Bailey of Akan...
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Stewart PRs in 60m Hurdles

Posted on February 9, 2011 | No Comments
Stewart clocks PR in 60m hurdles – JamaicaObserver.com JAMAICAN sprint hurdler Keiron Stewart of the University of Texas, Austin, clocked a personal best 7.68 seconds to become the first qualifier in the 60-metre hurdles at next month’s NCAA Division One Indoor Championships at College Station,...
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Rupert Green wins High Mountain Coffee 10K

Posted on February 1, 2011 | No Comments
Jamaica Observer: Jamaica’s Best Newspaper, Jamaican News Online – JamaicaObserver.com RUPERT Green won his first High Mountain Coffee 10K road race title after turning back a decent field at Sunday’s 29th staging in Williamsfield, Manchester. The 33-year-old Green, running unattached, beat off the challenge of...
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Jamaica U-21 lose out to USA

Posted on February 1, 2011 | No Comments
The United States won Sunday’s second game 2-1 after drawing the first 0-0, both at Jarrett Park as the teams continued preparations for the 12-team CONCACAF Under-17 Championship to be held at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium and the Montego Bay Sports Complex, starting February 14.
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Jamaicans shine at the Millrose Games

Posted on January 31, 2011 | No Comments
JamaicaObserver.com Sprint darling Veronica Campbell-Brown led the Jamaican invasion of three marquee events at the Millrose Games on Friday. The reigning women’s World Indoor sprint champion opened her season in reassuring style, when she extended herself in the last 20 metres, and clocked 7.11 seconds...
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Jamaica U-17 Draw with T&T

Posted on December 16, 2010 | No Comments
U-17s draw T&T – - JamaicaObserver.com Hosts Jamaica will face Caribbean rivals Trinidad and Tobago as well as Central American country Guatemala in the first round of the CONCACAF Under-17 finals to be played in western Jamaica in February next year. The draw for places...
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Edwards and Blackwood capture Tennis Title

Posted on December 13, 2010 | No Comments
Blackwood, Edwards claim ATL Tennis Classic title – - JamaicaObserver.com NATIONAL Under-16 girls champion Shantal Blackwood and her mentor Gordon Edwards yesterday captured the ATL Autohaus Volkswagen Junior/Mentor Tennis Classic title at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston. In the final which lasted over and...
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Powell knocks Hinds’ appointment

Posted on December 12, 2010 | No Comments
Hinds is no captain, says Powell – - JamaicaObserver.com WAVELL Hinds’ appointment as captain of Jamaica’s team for the regional 20/20 championship next month has been firmly knocked down by his former clubmate, Jamaica and West Indies representative Daren Powell. Hinds, 34, was appointed to...
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Jamaica College sweep in local schoolboy football titles

Posted on December 12, 2010 | No Comments
Historic treble! – JC claim Olivier Shield, sweep U-19 titles – - JamaicaObserver.com Jamaica College (JC) completed a clean sweep of the major titles in the 2010 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel schoolboy football season yesterday after winning their 17th Olivier Shield title and first ever ‘triple crown’ in...
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Jamaica wins Digicel Caribbean Cup

Posted on December 12, 2010 | No Comments
Cummings, Jamaica win Digicel Caribbean Cup | Major League Soccer The Jamaican national team got a goal in the 32nd minute from Colorado Rapids forward Omar Cummings on Sunday night and went on to a second consecutive Digicel Caribbean Cup with a win in penalty...
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